Tell employer I'm moving in 1 year?

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Specializes in Med Surge, Postpartum, L&D.

I everyone I have 4 years of RN experience. My husband and I are moving from CA to MA for 1 year for my husband's fellowship. Do I tell potential employers that I will only work there for a year? I don't want to hurt my chances of being hired, but I also don't want to withhold potentially important information to potential employers. I'm hoping to land a job at the hospital that my husband is doing his fellowship, but will search other hospitals as well.

Based upon how things normally go, you would be doing yourself a disservice by announcing anything like this when you are trying to get a job. There is always the possibility that plans may change and you could have lost out on a job opportunity because you spoke too much, too soon.

Specializes in PICU, Sedation/Radiology, PACU.

No, you don't tell them that you're moving in a year. Turnover is an expected part of any business.

No! You do not announce this one year out. Too many things can happen between now and then.

Examples:

Illness

Injury

Marital problems

Career plan change for either party

It is also not uncommon for the spouse of someone doing a fellowship to move out later or even after the fellowship has finished especially if your income is the primary support. You may also not get the job as planned.

Don't jinx what you have.

Don't make a potential employer feel "temporary". They may view you as someone with a "short term" worker attitude.

Specializes in Med Surg.

Give an 8-week notice. Your employer will be impressed.

Specializes in Pedi.

Definitely not.

Would they tell you if they planned to lay you off after one year? There's your answer. ;)

Specializes in Med Surg/ICU/Psych/Emergency/CEN/retired.

Yikes, no! I agree with all the previous responses to mine. I've been in the same boat as you. When I gave my notice, the manager said she thought the Fellowship was at least two years, not one. I loved that job, the manager and the staff. I was sad to leave such a great environment, but that's life. I believe you can be a valuable employee for only a year with much to bring to the table. And you never know...he might get a terrific offer to stay on as an academic.

Specializes in GENERAL.
Would they tell you if they planned to lay you off after one year? There's your answer. ;)

OP,

I do believe that you are a good, considerate, thoughtful person. I also believe that you believe your word is your bond and you would never leave an employer in the lurch. I additionally believe that you may be a regular church attendee and try everyday to be a good role model to others and practice the "golden rule."

But when all is said and done my answer to you is consistent with most of what the other posters before me have suggested in answer to your generous offer to give this employer a one year's notice.

And that answer would be: "hell no, it's none of their business!"

Specializes in Nursing Professional Development.

In addition to what everyone else has said, I would add:

Practice what you will say to related questions. For example if they ask what is bringing you to the area, don't say that your husband has a 1 year fellowship. Say that you are relocating there because you husband has gotten a job there. If they find out it is a temporary fellowship and want to know what your plans are after the fellowship ... say that you are not sure. It might involve staying in that area if everything goes well, but it's too soon to know that for sure.

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